Recent advances in crop protection

Recent advances in crop protectionIn the recent years, the need to increase food production to meet the demands of rapidly increasing population from a limited land resource necessitated the use of intensive farming systems, with the inputs like narrow genetic base, high dose of fertilizers, pesticides, irrigation, monocropping, etc. which led to the development of diseases and pest. The effect of changing global climate, particularly the sharp increase in CO2 concentration, has increased the susceptibility of plants to pathogens and pests. Because of the chemicalization of agriculture, the age-old eco-friendly pest management practices like sanitation, crop rotation, mixed cropping, adjustment of date of planting, fallowing, summer ploughing, green manuring, composting, etc. are not being practiced, affecting the crops adversely. This has encouraged researchers to look for eco-friendly and novel approaches for pest management.

All recent developments and novel concepts in the field of crop protection are discussed in the book The book is a useful reference material for a wide gamut of readers, from policy-makers, researchers, extension workers to students The book is relevant in the current scenario, where globally the crops are often destroyed due to pest attacks The text is supported by self-explanatory illustrations and the language is reader-friendly for easy grasp and understanding